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Article: Class reunions divide and unite priests.(Column)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- March 21, 1997
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I have attended every five-year reunion of my St. Paul Minn. Seminary class of 1957 except 1972, the year I married. I have found these gatherings a joyful experience as classmates come together to renew friendships made during many years together at school.
Since the early '70s, the inactive priests (numbering 23) and their wives have been invited to all reunions. Because of our presence, a few priests boycott the reunions. Some attend reluctantly. Others have accepted their married classmates warmly.
A committee, including my wife and me, met more than a year ago to plan our 40-year reunion for June 1997. We put together two days of activities with ...